155CART Cartography

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Basic Information

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  • Code: 155CART
  • Lectures:

prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D.

  • Practical classes:

prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D. (head of the classes),

Ing. Tomáš Janata, Ph.D.

  • lectures per week: 2 hours
  • exercises per week: 2 hours
  • Credits: 6
  • finished with: an exam
  • summer semester

Anotation

Literature
  1. Slocum, T. A., et al.: Thematic cartography and geovisualization. Prentice Hall, 2008.
  2. Brewer, C.A.: Designing better maps. Esri Press, 2005.
  3. Field, Kenneth: Cartography: A compendium of design thinking for mapmakers. Redlands, California: Esri Press, 2018.
  4. Field, Kenneth: Thematic mapping: 101 inspiring ways to visualise empirical data. Redlands, California: Esri Press, 2022.


Lectures

Lecturers: Ing. Tomáš Janata, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Jiří Cajthaml, Ph.D.

topic presentation
1. Mathematical cartography I Lecture 1
2. Mathematical cartography II [ Lecture 2]
3. Characteristics of cartography, cartographic works [ Lecture 3]
4. Map language, content and composition Lecture 4
5. Thematic maps I Lecture 5
6. Thematic maps II, colours and scales in maps Lecture 6
7. History of cartography Lecture 7
8. Topographic surveys of the Czech lands [ Lecture 8]
9. State map work I [ Lecture 9]
10. State map work II [ Lecture 10]
11. Project of a cartographic work, copyright Lecture 11
12. Colours, colour spaces and reproduction Lecture 12

Lectures 2023

Tuesday 2pm, B973

date topic lecturer material
07.03. Mathematical cartography JC
14.03. self-study Slocum – TC&G, p. 90–132
21.03. Map language, content and composition TJ
28.03. Thematic maps I TJ
04.04. self-study
11.04. Thematic maps II, colours and scales in maps TJ
18.04. Map production process, data sources, INSPIRE, copyright TJ
25.04. History of cartography and state map work JC
02.05. self-study
09.05. Methods of terrain visualisation JC
16.05. Colours, colour spaces and reproduction TJ

Exercises 2023

Mondays, Cs112

Study Materials

Date Topic Instructors Assignment
27. 2. Course Introduction Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger
6. 3. MOOC Cartography (self-study) Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger
13. 3. MOOC Cartography (self-study) Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger
20. 3. Map Projections in Detail Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 01
27. 3. (rescheduled for Thursday 30. 3.) Georeferencing Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 02
3. 4. Vectorization Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger
10. 4. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 13. 4.) Choropleth Maps 1 Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 03a
17. 4. Choropleth Maps 2 Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 03b
24. 4. Diagram Maps Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 04
1. 5. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 4. 5.) Cartograms Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger Assignment 05
8. 5. (National Holiday --> rescheduled for Thursday 11. 5.) Grid Maps, Data Binning Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger
15. 5. Webmapping Mgr. Petra Justová, Ing. Josef Münzberger